VUG Goes For 'True' Simultaneous Release With Half-Life 2?

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By Andrew Burnes

We sometimes hear of big-name games being released simultaneously across the globe. Typically this means the game will be released on the same day in each supported territory, although in the case of Half-Life 2 it appears that VUGames is intending to release it at the same exact time, everywhere. Boomtown has the story:

Our Danish colleagues tried to arrange a midnight sale of Half-Life 2 meaning that Danish Boomtown users could go to a Boomtown Internet caf¿ and buy the game at 23:59 on November 15th. However, Vivendi Denmark objected to that and now the release is scheduled at 09:00 instead, which is actually midnight in Seattle where Valve is situated.

Valve has stated that the game will be unlocked on Steam should the street date be broken, so VUGames' best-laid plans may fall apart anyway.